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(43) Date of publication: 01.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/31 (21) Application number: 16849542.2 (22) Date of filing: 21.09.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/105(2006.01) B33Y 70/00(2015.01) B33Y 50/02(2015.01) B33Y 80/00(2015.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/052960 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/053480 (30.03.2017 Gazette 2017/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 21.09.2015 US 201562221544 P (71) Applicant: Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc. Fremont, CA 94539 (US)	(72) Inventors: DUERIG, Thomas Fremont, CA 94539 (US) STEBNER, Aaron Fremont, CA 94539 (US) NOEBE, Ronald D. Fremont, CA 94539 (US) (74) Representative: J A Kemp  14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)